The band have toured with such peers as The Birthday Massacre and Wednesday 13.
In 2001 Jay left and was replaced by DreGGs, an art school graduate.
The self titled debut contained 13 tracks, one of which was a cover of the 1980s pop hit Send Me An Angel (originally by Real Life) which had received significant airplay in South Florida goth, metal, and strip clubs. The track "Undone" appears as "All You Ever Wanted" on the soundtrack for Project Gotham Racing 3.
Their second album, produced by DSA themselves and Jeremy Staska, Unsaved, is a much more personal album. It was released on July 11, 2006 by Pure Records.
Unsaved was the first album to be recorded, and influenced by, current band members. MuBo notably left before the North American release of Unsaved, and has not played any post-album shows with the band.
With the departure of MuBo a new space was left open and it wasn't until the Unsaved release party at The Culture Room in Ft. Lauderdale that sKuz was introduced as his replacement.
The live footage from the Vol. 1 DVD was recorded at this venue. The Vol. 2 DVD is in progress and the estimated release will be sometime in 2007.
Deep Breath
Deadstar Assembly Lyrics
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Never thought everything would change
Its so hard to leave your side or to stay
I never believed in Fate
But I guess that's all we really need
Are we meant to be?
Or are we gonna fade away
Going to fade away
This pain in our heart is all too real
But maybe someday there'll be something left
I'll take a deep breath
I remember the vision so clear
Now your down on the ground in tears
The blood on my arms is the same as you crying
I saw you walking to me
Surrounded by the beauty
Now everything that we are is dying
Now it's dying
Can't we live with the difference
Of what we thought our life should be
Can't we live with what we have
And let the love just set us free
From the pain
The song "A Deep Breath" by Deadstar Assembly is a melancholic representation of a relationship falling apart. The first stanza expresses the confusion and melancholic state that arises when a relationship that seemed perfect starts to crumble. The phrase "Never thought we'd end up this way" indicating disappointment, feeling of loss, and heartbreak. The singer is not sure if the couple is meant to be together or if they should go their separate ways. The chorus "its falling apart, that's how it feels" communicates the disintegrating emotional state they both are experiencing. However, the last line provides a glimmer of hope, and the singer suggests that by taking a deep breath, they can face the pain and hopefully something will be left after everything has passed.
In the second stanza, the images are more vivid, and the mood is more somber. The phrase "The blood on my arms is the same as you crying" shows the intense emotional pain both partners are experiencing, and they are finding it hard to cope. The use of "I saw you walking to me surrounded by the beauty" suggests that their relationship was once full of life and beauty, but it's now in a state of decay. The singer accepts that things are dying, but he proposes that they should focus on what they have and work on letting love set them free from the pain.
Line by Line Meaning
Never thought we'd end up this way
I never imagined our relationship would deteriorate like this.
Never thought everything would change
I never believed that our love would shatter and become unrecognizable.
Its so hard to leave your side or to stay
It's difficult to decide whether to end things and leave or to stick it out and stay, despite the pain.
I never believed in Fate
I never thought that destiny would play a role in our relationship, and I only believed in free will.
But I guess that's all we really need
Perhaps fate is the decisive factor that we need to understand and come to terms with.
Are we meant to be?
Is our relationship meant to continue, or are we supposed to go our separate ways?
Or are we gonna fade away
Will our love dissolve and fade into obscurity?
Going to fade away
Our relationship seems to be falling apart, and there's no stopping it.
It's fallin' apart that's how it feels
The situation is worsening and collapsing with each passing moment.
This pain in our heart is all too real
Emotional distress is overwhelming and suffocating us.
But maybe someday there'll be something left
Despite everything, we hope for a glimmer of hope or something to salvage.
I'll take a deep breath
I'll try to compose myself and keep moving forward amidst the chaos.
I remember the vision so clear
I recall a time when we were blinded by love and fantasized about our future together.
Now your down on the ground in tears
Currently, our relationship has crumbled, and you're in tears, devastated.
The blood on my arms is the same as you crying
I'm in as much pain as you are, and your anguish is reflected in the blood on my arms due to self-harm.
I saw you walking to me
At one point, you were eager to be with me and walked towards me with love in your eyes.
Surrounded by the beauty
You were surrounded by the beauty of life, which made you feel connected to me.
Now everything that we are is dying
Currently, everything that we built and shared is wilting away and dying due to irreparable issues.
Now it's dying
Our relationship is dying, and there's nothing we can do to prevent it.
Can't we live with the difference
Can't we tolerate each other's differences and make our love work?
Of what we thought our life should be
We were enthralled by the idea of a perfect life, but can't we accept and cherish our reality, with all its imperfections?
Can't we live with what we have
Can't we be satisfied with what we have built thus far and work to develop our future?
And let the love just set us free
Can we let love be the reason we stay together and free us from the pain caused by our issues?
From the pain
Can we work towards freeing ourselves from the agony of our broken relationship?
Lyrics © ST MUSIC LLC.
Written by: ADAM ARTHUR DEARBORN
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